Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25

on non partisan principles. They shall have no
compensario on for their services, bnt shall be
allowed ther reasonable travelling aud other Oth-
cial expenses The tolloWing -named persons
shall constitute the first board OF managers OF
said refermatory, whose term OF office set opposite
their flames herein, shall date from the approval
Ut this act by the governor:
Gordon Z. Cole Of Rice county term OF Office
John Cooper OF stearns county, term Of Office
Robert Smith of Ramsey county, term OF office
Il. $. Griswold of Fillmore county, term Of Of
fce three years.
I. II. Barrett OF Stevens county, term of Office
G. " Holland of Crow Wing county, term Of
office one year.
The succeeding members of said board of
lnahaGers shall be appointed by she governor, by
and with the advice and consent OF the senate.
as soon as the respective terms OF Office afOre-
said shall expire. They shull hold their Office
Tor six years each, and until their successors are
appointed, provided that not more than three
persons comprising said board shall be ap-
pointed from the same political party, and that
the appointments to fill vacancies occurring he
lore the expiration Of Tine term shall be for the
unexpired term. Whenever a vacancy shall oc-
cur in said board Of managers, by the refusal OF
either OF the members thereof to act, or other
the governor, by and with the advice
and consent OF the senate, and, when the senate
Is not III session, by the governor subject to the
convene.
The governor may remove any of the managers
TOT misconduct, incompetency or neglect OF du:y,
after opportunity shall be given them to be beard
Oh written charges.
SEC. 3. The board of managers shall appoint
general superintendent. and shall have power
to remove hun foc cause, after opuortu nitv shall
be given him to De heard upon written charges.
All other officers shall be appointed by the su-
| perntendemt, and removable at his pleasure.
all the accounts expenditures and voncherS re-
I lating To the business OF Che rcIornatory
monthly, and shall certify their approval dis
approval OF the same to the audior OF the state
SEC. .. Said board Of managers shall have the
charge and general superntendence OF The
grounds AMI the Grading and improve.
the reforinatorv and the necessary shops
F.; and appurtenauce:, and they are hereby
authorlzeu s1 To- purchase the necessary build,
the necessary labor All purchases Of materials
and supplies to the amount exceeding five hun
dred (oDO) dollars shall he made by contract and
! notice published for TWO weeks in one daily
newspaper published at the capital of the state.
| and In each OF the newspapers published in the
county where such reforlnatory ia located whes
seal led proposals viii! be received for the supply
| Of he materials and supplies required.
SEC. t. 1t shall be the duty OF such board of
managers, on or lIefUre the Lcntn day OF January
IN each year, to report to the lie condi-
| tion of said rctormatory and Their proceediaas
IN regard ,ut to the inmates. tn, progress
current expenditures | in - tho 'N conduct on net
and MANAGEMENT Of such refoIMa.ory, With d
detailed statement thereof, with such recon-
mendations as the board of managers may deem
proper.
! SEC. z. The annual conlper sation Of the sew
era officers Keepers, guards ;inel teachers OF the
! reformatory shall be fixed by the sad board of
| managers in their discretion. at SUNS not ex-
credng the following: For the superintendent,
l,i,rx G<rr
physician, one thousand 1000 dollars; 10 the
principal keeper, one Thousand l,nOOl dollars:
to the CLERK one thousand l,oOo' dollars: TO
! the chaplain. one thousand Il 900 dollars who
shall perform such dnties teacher as shall be
assigned to him by the board OF managers, with
out additional conl2e nsa:ion: to the store
keeper, six hundred tOUl dollars: to the yard
! keeper, six hundred .6OO) dollars; TO the keep
| ers, each FIVE hnnti1ed 500 dollars; To the
guards. each forty 40, dollars per ,oonth; to
! 5000 dollars: to The teachers, each
three hundred 800 dollars; ai of said officers,
except the physician. shall he boarded and
! lodged at the expense of the statc, and if for
| any reason the term OF service Of any Of them
snail terminate before the end OF the year, their
compensation shall DE paid only Tor the term of
above provided, and such salaries shall he in tuil
for all services performed by them.
SEC. ). livery officer who shall be appointed
in pursuance OF the provisions Of this shall
take and file ia the office OF the secretary OF
state, within fifteen l DAYS after his appoint
ment, the constitutional o;tth Of office and the
! superintendent and such other officers shall
be required by the state anditor so to DO shall
respectively give bonds TO the state in snch pen
atty and with such surcties the rate ;sudl.or
shall approve conditioned for thesfa1thtui per-
| formance OF their duty required by law.
SEC. 8. ANY person who shall be convicted
Of an ofsnse ,n rSnshsoe stSto BY M
! formatory and who, uDon such conviction, shall
be sentenced to imprisonment therein, sha,! be
imprisoned according to this act. and not other
wise.
Sec. 10. Any person not exceeding thirty 800
years Of nor less than sixteen (lG) years Of
age, who has never hafore been convicted OF
crime may, i'll the discretion Of the court bcIor.
which such person Is tried, be sentenced t<. said
refornatory.
SEC. II. Every sentence to the reformarory
OF u person hereafter convicted Of felony mis-
demeanor shall be a general sentence to ilnpris-
Cntnent in the Minnesota state reformatory at
St Cloud, and the courts Of th;a STATE inposn.
such sentence shall not fix the limit duration
thereof The term of such imprisonE,cnt OF
any person so convicted and sentenced shall be
terminated by the managers Of the retormatory
as authorized by this act; but such imprson-
| ment shall not exceed the maximum term pro-
vided by law for the crime for which the pris-
oner was convicted and sentenced, nor be less
than the minimum term so provided by law.
SEC. IL. Every cie' OF any court by which
criminal shall be sentenced to the Minnesota
state refOrmatory shall furnish to the officers
having such criminal in charge record, con-
| tanning copy OF the indictment and OF the plea
the name and residence Of the Judge presiding
the time, also OF the jurors and Vi the witnesses
sworn on the trial, such synopsis OF the testi-
mony az the judge may direct, the charge or the
court the verdict, the sentence pronounced AMI
the date thereof; which record. duly certified by
the CLERK under his hand and official seal NAV
| be used az evidence against such crimlna! in an
proceeding taken by him for 4 release from ,1I4-
prisonment by habeas corpus. The said synor-
sis OF the testimony taken ON tho trial and Of
the charge OF lie court shall be furnished TO the
clerk for the purposes Of this bv the stenog-
| rapher acting upon the trial, CT. if no stenog-
of the county. 'rhe stouographer or
county attorney furnishin. copy shall
be entitled to such compensation in every case
In which they shall pcrforln the duties required
by this act shall be cer,itied to be jrst by the
presiding judge st the TRIAL and shall be paid by
the county III which the trial is had a. part Of
the county expenses The clerk shall also, upon
any such conviction and sentence, forthwith
transmit to the superintendent OF the rcfornla-
tory notice thereof.
SEC. Is. Upon the receipt Of such notice, the
superintendent. In person, OF q subordinate Of
tCer OF the refoCmltOry, by said superin tenLent
for That purpose dnly delegated, shall proceed TO
sheriff. Sskeeper of the jail, having the custody
OF the cc3Kict, shall deliver him to such surer-
intendent Or delegated officer, with the record of
his trial ana convict lOI as made up by ohc
clerk, and such convict shall thereupoa be CON
veyed TO the reformatory. the expense of which
/ conveyance shali be cilarg against and paid
out OF the earnings or other funds OF The reform
atory.
SEC. H. The board Of managers shall have
power to transfer to the state prison at Still
! water any prisoner, who, subsequently TO his
scommittal, shall be shown to have been the
time Of his conviction more than thirty t:'O)
| years Of age. or to have been previously con-
victed of crime; and may also transfer any ap-
parently incorrisibte prisoner whose presence III
the returmatory appears to be seriously detri-
mental Co tho well beln. Of the institution, to
| the state prison: and such managers may. by
written requ1s5ion. require the retnrn to the re-
formatory OF any person who may have been so
transferred. They may aiso with the advice
and consent Of tile warden of the state prison,
cause to be transferred any person or prisoner
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